HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that Lee M. Tillman, Marathon Oil president and CEO, will present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

A live webcast of the remarks as well as the accompanying slides will be accessible via Marathon Oil's website at http://www.marathonoil.com. The presentation will include forward-looking information.

Marathon Oil Corporation is a global exploration and production company. Based in Houston, Texas, the Company had net proved reserves at the end of 2014 of 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent in North America, Europe and Africa. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.marathonoil.com.

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